Hi,
I’d just make some modifications to file Newsmag CSS file style.css and, in the past, I’ve already made these modifications in a Newsmag child theme. But after the last updates it seems no more supported because, for example, the simply copy of the original file in the Newsmag-child theme root directory causes malfunctioning to the site (i.e. icons in the top header menus and icons all over the siste are no more correctly displayed and only their placeholders are visualized. Moreover, from your documentation page, in the Child theme support section, I see that the file style.css is not in the list of files that can be overwritten by a child theme: is it correct? Should I really redo by hand all my code customizations to Newsmag/style.css file at every Newsmag update (and it happens quite often)?
Thanks in advance for any appreciated help.
Giuseppe
Hi
The style.css file is not included on the list with allowed files which can be modified in child theme because it’s included by default in child theme. Any child theme contains in its basic structure a style.css and functions.php file.
Regarding the code from child theme there is an important aspects that must be considered:
– if in previous theme’s version a specific code added in child theme worked fine that doesn’t mean that will work with a new theme version. When theme update many of its files are changed and it’s a good practice to check update_log.txt file for each update and see what files had been modified so if those specific files are used in the child theme you will have to check your customizations to not break the functionality of the theme.
In your case if the css code does not apply from child theme means that even the selector has been changed or there is a more powerful code in main theme style which override the css from child theme.
The css code it’s very tricky and always the most precis or most powerful selector apply the style for a specific element.
Thanks!
